Bishop Peter Jugis - A decade as serving as our bishop Oct. 25, 2013

October 25, 2013

A CATHOLIC NEWS HERALD commemorative issue

A decade serving as our bishop Bishop Peter Jugis marks 10 years as the fourth bishop of Charlotte

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Four key priority areas of his episcopacy Catechesis “I want you to know your faith, and to be strong in your faith. I want you to know Jesus, so that you can say to Him right away without hesitation, ‘Yes, Lord,’ when He calls you to be a priest or a sister, or a deacon or a brother, or when He calls you to be a Christian husband or wife, or father or mother. I want you to know Him well, so you can tell Him, “Yes, Lord. Here I am. I love You. I wish to serve You in whatever way You ask.”

— Homily from the closing Mass of the diocese’s first Eucharistic Congress, 2005

Evangelization

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Bishop Peter Jugis holds the Blessed Sacrament during the Holy Hour of the 2012 Eucharistic Congress. The annual event begun under his episcopacy draws more than 12,000 Catholics to the see city of Charlotte each September.

Local Church has grown, must continue to reach out, Bishop Jugis says CHARLOTTE — On Oct. 24, Bishop Peter J. Jugis marked his 10th anniversary as the fourth bishop of Charlotte. A native Charlottean whose vocation was encouraged by the young diocese’s first bishop, Bishop Michael Begley, Bishop Jugis has seen firsthand the growth of the Church in western North Carolina.

The Jugis family was among 11,200 registered families in the Diocese of Charlotte when it was established in 1972. Now, the diocese numbers more than 360,000 Catholics – largely driven

by Catholics moving down from the North and up from Latin America. That growth has been particularly apparent in the parish where Bishop Jugis last served before being ordained bishop in 2003: Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Monroe. In 2003, then Father Jugis ministered to 466 registered families. As of this year, that number has soared to 933 registered families.

But the growth of the local Church is evident in more than numbers of people. Building on the firm foundation of their forebears, among whom included the Benedictine monks, Glenmary Missionary priests and Sisters of Mercy, who built the original churches, schools and hospitals that served the sparse Catholic populations of their time, the people of God in the Charlotte diocese are expressing their faith proudly and publicly – from the celebration of the sacraments to more frequent Eucharistic Adoration.

Average weekly Mass attendance in 2003 was

80,719. In 2010 (the last year data were available), that number had risen to 93,362.

The Diocese of Charlotte Eucharistic Congress, inaugurated in 2005, now draws more than 12,000 people to Charlotte in celebration of our faith in the Eucharist as the source and summit of Catholic life. And since 2008 Catholic Voice NC, the public policy arm of the North Carolina bishops, has expressed the Catholic viewpoint on current political and social issues in the public sphere.

Looking back over the past decade, Bishop Jugis credits the Eucharistic Congress for helping to build up the local Church.

“It is easy to see by the Eucharistic Congress why the Eucharist is called ‘the sign of unity and the bond of charity.’ The Eucharistic Congress brings us together in one place as one family, even though as a diocese we are spread out in 93 parishes and missions across more than 20,000 square miles. We unite not around an idea or a philosophy, but around the person of Jesus Himself.”

He adds, “An even more important aspect of the Congress is the fact that our annual celebration gives us the opportunity to affirm the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. In the Eucharist, the whole Christ is physically present in the fullness of His divine and human natures.

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Mass of Thanksgiving to be celebrated Oct. 27 CHARLOTTE — Bishop Peter J. Jugis will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, at St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte to mark his 10th anniversary as bishop of Charlotte. Everyone is invited to attend. A reception will immediately follow in the Family Life Center.

The faithful are also invited to participate in a “spiritual bouquet” for Bishop Jugis’ 10th episcopal anniversary by contributing their prayer commitments (rosaries, Mass intentions, novenas, etc.) to be offered on his behalf.

Go online to the Catholic News Herald’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/CatholicNewsHerald to share your contributions to the “spiritual bouquet” or express well wishes.

“In my visits to parishes to celebrate the sacrament of confirmation, I have reminded the confirmation students that as confirmed Catholics they are now Christ’s ambassadors – that they are to represent Christ to others. That is why Jesus gave the Holy Spirit to the Apostles at Pentecost – so that they would be His witnesses, His ambassadors in the world, and that is why He gives the Holy Spirit at confirmation. ‘But,’ I remind them, ‘you cannot be effective as Christ’s ambassadors unless you really know Him well and become His friend. You can’t represent someone unless you know that person.’

The knowledge we are talking about here is more than intellectual knowledge. It is, as Pope Benedict says, a knowledge of the heart...”

— Homily from the closing Mass of the 2007 Eucharistic Congress

Vocations “In the Gospel He tells us: The Good Shepherd lays down His life for His sheep. This is what He expects of you. You will lay down your life in service to Christ as you visit the sick for the sacrament of anointing, as you absolve from sins in the sacrament of penance, as you offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass for the nourishment of Christ’s sheep, as you teach the Gospel, as you celebrate the sacraments. It is all about Jesus, and the salvation of your brothers and sisters. It is Christ whom we proclaim.”

— Homily from the 2010 ordination Mass of Fr. Gabriel Carvajal-Salazar, Fr. John Eckert, Fr. David Miller and Fr. Lucas Rossi

Liturgy “What we’re really celebrating this evening is the heart of the life of the Church, which Jesus established the night before He died – the Eucharist, the heart of the Church, the center of the life of the Church, so essential to the life of the Church that without the Eucharist there is no Church ...

We cannot even imagine the depth of the love that the Father has for the Son, and the Son has for the Father, in that intimate communion that is the blessed Trinity. So intense, deep, profound and mysterious is that self-giving of the Father to the Son and the Son to the Father that Jesus says, ‘The Father is in Me and I in the Father.’ ...‘I would do anything for you.’ – That is the nature of divine love, it’s the only love that Jesus knows. – ‘I will lay down my life as a sign of my love, and give it to you perpetually until the end of time, to remain in your midst with the sacrament of My Body and Blood.’

“The Eucharist allows us to remain in Jesus’ love. This love is transformative.

You cannot remain the same after having received Jesus. That love penetrates into the core of one’s being – into one’s very soul – and has the effect of reorienting everything inside.”

— Homily from the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Holy Thursday 2013

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Our diocese: The past 10 years The past decade has seen many major events in the Diocese of Charlotte – all signs that the Holy Spirit is at work in western North Carolina. Here is a sampling of the big headlines from the Catholic News Herald over the past 10 years:

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— Diocese of Charlotte consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary — Christ the King High School opens in permanent Huntersville home — St. Vincent de Paul Church breaks ground on ministry center and chapel — Catholic Social Services renamed as Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte — First diocesan Fatima procession held at St. Thomas Aquinas Church May 13 — Retiring Father George Kloster named Catholic Charities USA’s Volunteer of the Year — 20th annual AIDS Walk raises $39K for House of Mercy — N. Wilkesboro parish receives relic of Blessed Pope John Paul II — Good Shepherd Gardens, the Diocese of Charlotte Housing Corp.’s second project, is dedicated in Salisbury — San Damiano Chapel dedicated at St. Francis Springs Prayer Center

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— St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Jefferson breaks ground on new church, to be completed in 2014 — Permanent diaconate marks 30th anniversary in the diocese — Democratic National Convention held in Charlotte — N.C. voters approve constitutional amendment protecting marriage — Bishop Jugis makes his second ad limina visit to Rome, meets with Pope Benedict XVI — 2012 Diocesan Support Appeal campaign tops $5.1M — Bishop Jugis blesses two new Catholic cemeteries in Haywood County

2011

— Inaugural Diocese of Charlotte men’s conference held — Catholics Come Home campaign conducted to reach approximately 145,000 inactive Catholics throughout the diocese

2010

— Father Fidel Melo named first vicar of Hispanic Ministry — St. Stephen Mission in Elkin dedicates family life center — Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul open new convent in High Point — Immaculata School breaks ground in Hendersonville for preschool and special needs school — Immaculate Conception Church in Forest City dedicates new church — St. William Church in Murphy opens faith formation center on parish campus — Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration move to the diocese, begin planning to build permanent monastery west of Charlotte — Century-old St. Lawrence Basilica in Asheville earns ‘national significance’ as unique historic treasure

— Curlin Commons, the first “green” apartment community for lowincome seniors in North Carolina and the first project of the Diocese of Charlotte Housing Corp., opens in Mooresville — High Point couple donates $2M to Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish’s capital campaign, the largest single gift in diocesan history — Diocese announces plan to build a third high school to serve families in the growing north Charlotte area: “Each of the Catholic schools in our diocese places the Person of Jesus Christ front and center in its school life.

SueAnn Howell | Catholic News Herald Naming the proposed Bishop Jugis and Bishop Emeritus William Curlin cut the ribbon to Curlin Commons, the Diocese of Charlotte Housing new Catholic high school Corp.’s first apartment community for low-income seniors. Since 2010, the housing corporation has opened a second in honor of Christ the apartment complex in Salisbury and work is under way on an apartment community in Charlotte for disabled adults.

King is another sign of our strong commitment to Christ and His Gospel, and to excellence in — Four missions are elevated to the status of parish: Our Lady education,” Bishop of Guadalupe Church and St. Joseph Church in Charlotte, St. Jugis wrote in his Joseph Church in Kannapolis, and Our Lady of the Americas announcement.

Church in Biscoe-Candor — New St. Pius — Bishop Jugis dedicates new St. Joan of Arc Church in Candler X Church is — Bishop Jugis blesses new Catholic cemetery in Salisbury dedicated in — New St. John the Evangelist Church in Waynesville is dedicated Greensboro, following the award-winning “Make a Place at the Table” capital campaign: “This is the 16th church that I have dedicated since becoming — Our Lady of bishop,” Bishop Jugis remarked afterwards. “It is a strong sign Consolation of how the Catholic Church in North Carolina is growing.”

Church in Charlotte dedicates new community life center — Sacred Heart Parish dedicates new church in Salisbury — New Our Lady of adjacent to the new Sacred Heart School the Americas Church dedicated in Biscoe-Candor — Bishop Jugis dedicates a new St. Mark Church in Huntersville — Asheville hosts Eucharistic Conference, prior to the diocese’s to serve growing north Charlotte suburbs second Eucharistic Congress — Bishop Jugis dedicates a new St. Ann Church in Charlotte (St. Ann Church was where he had been baptized in 1957) — The diocese’s Office of Economic Opportunity marks its 10th anniversary of social justice work in the western N.C. mountains — Thousands gather in Charlotte for the diocese’s inaugural Eucharistic Congress — St. Lucien Parish celebrates dedication of expanded church — New Our Lady of Mercy Church dedicated in Winston-Salem — Bishop Jugis dedicates new Family Life Center at St. Patrick — Bishop dedicates new Holy Family Church in Clemmons Cathedral — New Holy Spirit Parish activity center dedicated in Denver — Bishop Jugis blesses new Adoration chapel at Belmont Abbey — Bishop Jugis dedicates Pope John Paul II Adoration Chapel at College St. Joseph Church in Kannapolis — Huntersville cemetery opens Catholic section, the second of its kind in diocese — Bishop Jugis blesses new Catholic section of Matthews cemetery — Bishop Jugis rededicates expanded St. Bernadette Mission in — Bishop Jugis makes his first ad limina visit to Rome, meeting Linville with Pope John Paul II (who ordained him in 1983) — North Carolina’s two bishops form Catholic Voice NC, a non— Bishop Jugis dedicates new Our Lady of Lourdes Church in partisan public policy organization to express the Catholic Monroe, not long after leaving as pastor viewpoint on state legislative and social issues — New St. Joseph Vietnamese Church dedicated in Charlotte — Bishop Jugis dedicates St. James the Greater Church in Concord — Divine Redeemer Church is dedicated in Boonville

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More online At charlotteadlimina.tumblr.com: Virtually journey to Rome with Bishop Peter Jugis and a group of pilgrims from the Diocese of Charlotte, on the occasion of his second ad limina visit

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The Eucharistic Congress

This year marked the ninth year of the Diocese of Charlotte Eucharistic Congress, one of only a few such congresses held each year in the U.S. When it started in 2005, an estimated 7,000 Catholics attended, and this year, that number swelled to more than 12,000. From the first year’s theme “Come, Let Us Adore Him,” to this year’s theme, “The Mystery of Faith: Open the Door to Christ,” the goal of the Eucharistic Congress has always been an occasion for Catholics in the South to celebrate their faith and their love of God. In his homily for the 2012 Eucharistic Congress, Bishop Jugis recalled Pope John Paul II’s 1979 trip behind the Iron Curtain to Poland, when thousands of Catholics cried out for God. Similarly, he said, we all have an inherent need for God and we constantly seek Him. “We want God,” he said. “We want God in the family, we want God in the schools ... We want God.”

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‘Present to the people’ The Diocese of Charlotte is so blessed to be led by Bishop Jugis. When I am in his presence, I can’t help but be drawn to his prayerful spirit, deep humility, and love for Christ and His flock. He spreads the Gospel not only through words, but also through his loving example; whether in celebrating Holy Mass with great care and reverence, or in giving a reflection in his kind and gentle way. He is present to the people of our diocese. He brings Christ’s love to the flock as he listens to them, and shares in both their joys and sorrows.

The bishop of a diocese has the weight of many souls on his shoulders, yet Bishop Jugis carries it with great finesse. It has been a great honor to be able to support Bishop Jugis through my work with the annual Eucharistic Congress. It is one way that I can say “thank you” to our wise and wonderful shepherd. Thank you, Bishop Jugis, for the past 10 years and hopefully many more to come!

Mary Catherine Surface

Eucharistic Congress coordinator, former president of Charlotte Catholic Women’s Group

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‘Patience and calm’ When I was newly ordained, it was then Father Jugis who was one of the first priests to welcome me to my new assignment at Holy Family in Clemmons.

At the time he was in residence at St. Leo’s in Winston-Salem and was finishing his doctoral work. His patience and calm were always traits that I appreciated.

When I was asked to study canon law, he was kind enough to explain Tribunal processes and encourage me along the way. During the years before he became bishop, he served as judicial vicar, and it was always a pleasure working with and for him because of his thoroughness and dedication to justice and truth. These same qualities have served him well as bishop. His patience, encouragement, and the trust he puts in his collaborators have allowed the diocese to move forward and meet the needs of a growing Catholic population here.

Father John Putnam

Diocesan judicial vicar; pastor, Sacred Heart Church, Salisbury

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The annual Chrism Mass is a highlight of Holy Week each year at St. Patrick Cathedral, where all of the priests of the diocese come together to celebrate Mass with Bishop Jugis. At the Chrism Mass, Bishop Jugis blesses the sacred oils used throughout the year by the clergy for administering the sacraments, and for the bishop to ordain priests and dedicate churches.

‘What you see is what you get’

‘Growing Church’

What you see is what you get. He has a tremendous sense of humor. He is an exceedingly prayerful person. He has a great love for his priests. He loves the people. He is generous to a fault with his time.

He recognizes the difference between who he is as Peter J. Jugis and his position as bishop of the Diocese of Charlotte, which is a great act of humility. He recognizes the people see the bishop when he is in their midst.

Some achievements over the past 10 years are the Eucharistic Congress and the focus on making the liturgy important with a focus on fidelity to the directives of the liturgy. He was so overjoyed at the first Congress. He couldn’t contain his joy! He knew it should continue. He has a great love for the liturgy and recognizes that beauty in the liturgy draws hearts and minds to God. We’ve seen a rise in vocations (in the diocese) because “what you see is what you get.” He’s given younger priests a glimpse of joy in the priesthood. They feel comfortable in sharing that joy. He’s shown us that the priesthood doesn’t have to be serious all the time. It can be joyful.

The life of Bishop Jugis in a sense has been a life of the history of the growing Church of North Carolina, in that our present bishop was baptized by and made first Holy Communion with our founding bishop, Bishop (Michael) Begley.

I had the unique opportunity of encouraging Bishop Jugis to think of being a priest. From that time on I was his vocations director and vicar general of the diocese. I had the privilege of accompanying Bishop Begley to his ordination by Pope John Paul II in Rome. So I watched him from his desire to become a priest to becoming a priest ordained by the Holy Father.

I was the person who presented his name at his ordination, to be called to the order of bishop at St. Matthew Church.

Of significance with Bishop Jugis is that I watched him with his struggles of completing his dissertation for his doctorate. I later learned he had dedicated this work to me, Bishop Begley and Archbishop Donoghue.

I’ve watched him take on his role as bishop and growing into that role as he understands it.

Father Christopher Roux

Rector and pastor, St. Patrick Cathedral, Charlotte

Bishop Jugis has ordained 23 priests for the Diocese of Charlotte, including Father Jason Christian last June, as well as 21 permanent deacons for the diocese since 2004. In 1972, the diocese had 72 priests. In 2003, there were 128 priests, and this year there are 167.

Monsignor John J. McSweeney

Former chancellor and vicar general of the Diocese of Charlotte; pastor, St. Matthew Church, Charlotte

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‘Inspired me’ The bishop made my day of ordination memorable by singing a good portion of the Liturgy. It was a surprise because the ordinations that I attended as a seminarian weren’t sung. In the nine years since my ordination, I would say that Bishop Jugis’ faithfulness to the teaching of the Church and to service have inspired me to do the same.

Father John Starczewski

Pastor, St. Francis of Assisi Church, Mocksville Public action has been a hallmark of Bishop Jugis’ episcopacy, from issuing the joint statement on reception of Holy Communion, “Worthy to Receive the Lamb,” with the archbishop of Atlanta and the bishop of Charleston, S.C., to advocating for the 2012 statewide constitutional amendment supporting traditional marriage. Many of these actions have been in partnership with Raleigh Bishop Michael F. Burbidge, through their public policy arm Catholic Voice NC. Since CVNC’s launch in 2008, the bishops have authorized 49 advocacy campaigns for a variety of issues where they felt Catholic teaching should influence public policy, including pro-life legislation, conscience protections, racial justice, economic assistance for the poor and marginalized, and immigration reform. Both bishops also participate in the national Right to Life March in Washington, D.C., concelebrating a Mass for the North Carolina marchers, and they hold local pro-life marches in their see cities.

‘Even, across the board’

Bishop Jugis also leads a Lenten pilgrimage for youth at Belmont Abbey College each year, which draws hundreds of young people from across the Charlotte diocese as a prelude to the annual Eucharistic Congress. This year, he also joined Bishop Burbidge and Charleston Bishop Robert Guglielmone at Carowinds for Carolinas Catholic Family Day.

What you see is what you get with him. He is exactly at home, the way he is with the people.

He’s just a very special young man. Joe and I can’t take much credit for that. I really feel that we were the physical means to get him here on earth. The Holy Spirit was at work when He got him here on this earth. This was all God’s plan.

When he was baptized by then Father Begley, when we told him his name was Peter Joseph, he said, ‘Boy, we’re gonna knock the devil out of him with a name like that.’ He was impressed with the strong name. We didn’t think anything of it. We liked the name Peter and my husband’s name is Joseph.

He was always a deep person, even as a child. He was always thinking about things. He’s not impulsive about anything. The way he runs the diocese is the way he runs his life. It’s just even, across the board.

He’s not a hellfire and brimstone type of preacher. He lets the people basically come to him, and he’s always there for them. He’s always open to them. He lays it out (the truth) and lets the people make up their own minds.

Joe and I are very happy for him and the diocese (on his 10th anniversary as bishop). It’s been a fast 10 years!

Mrs. Peggy Jugis File | Catholic News Herald

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Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo

and the people of The Diocese of Richmond recognize the gift of 10 years of service that Bishop Peter J. Jugis has given as the leader of The Diocese of Charlotte.

God bless you on your anniversary.

On behalf of all of the clergy, religious, and faithful of the Diocese of Charleston, I extend our congratulations to

Most Rev. Peter J. Jugis on your 10th anniversary as Bishop of the Diocese of Charlotte.

May the Lord continue to guide you on your journey.

Ad multos annos!

In Christ,

Most Rev. Robert E. Guglielmone Bishop of Charleston

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‘Consistent support’

Dedicating new or renovated churches is a particularly special occasion for a bishop. Bishop Jugis has dedicated 17 churches since 2003, including St. Joseph Vietnamese Church in Charlotte in 2004 and St. Pius X Church in 2010.

It was just a few days after his ordination to the episcopacy that Bishop Jugis celebrated his first diocesan wedding anniversary Mass that is sponsored by Catholic Charities. Just this past Sunday he celebrated his 10th Mass for couples celebrating 25, 50, and even more years of married life. I am always moved by the special attention he takes in greeting and speaking with each of the couples. Through his personal attention, Bishop Jugis makes this a truly special and wonderful celebration of marriage in the diocese. At Catholic Charities, we are privileged to have received such strong support from Bishop Jugis in carrying out our work to participate in the Church’s charitable mission. He has consistently supported our efforts through his prayers, leadership and personal commitment.

Dr. Gerard Carter

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Executive director, Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte

‘Congratulations’ We send our warmest congratulations and appreciation to Bishop Jugis for his decade of service to the people of the Diocese of Charlotte, and we hold him in prayer asking God’s blessings on him every day.

Mercy Sister Jane Hotstream

President, Sisters of Mercy, South Central Community

‘Best wishes’ On behalf of the monks of Belmont Abbey and the Belmont Abbey College community, I am happy to offer best wishes and congratulations to Bishop Peter Jugis as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of his ordination as our bishop. Although he did not seek this office, he has accepted the burden of service without hesitation or complaint. I am especially grateful for his example of prayer and humility. He will continue to be accompanied by our prayers at Belmont Abbey.

Abbot Placid Solari Belmont Abbey

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Above, 25 young people from St. Joseph Church in Bryson City, St. Jude Church in Cashiers and St. Mary Mother of God Church of Sylva received the sacrament of confirmation on June 11, 2012, from Bishop Jugis during Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission in Cherokee. In 2003, 2,352 people received the sacrament of confirmation; in 2012, that number had risen to more than 4,000. There has been similar growth in the reception of other sacraments, as the local Church has grown in population: In 2003, there were 6,066 baptisms and 3,847 people receiving first Holy Communion; in 2012, there were nearly 6,900 baptisms and more than 5,600 people receiving first Holy Communion.

‘Brother Knight’ I am the Knight who took him to get his Fourth Degree. I took both him and Monsignor Anthony Kovacic to Greensboro for that. Bishop Jugis got his Third Degree at Queen of the Apostles Church in Belmont. He is the best as far as I am concerned. He loves the Knights and he’s always behind us 100 percent.

He’s always appreciative of the Knights who attend events and serve as Honor Guard for him. When I greet him I say, ‘Hello, brother Knight!’

Don Holler

Fourth Degree Knight, Council 11076, Queen of the Apostles Church, Belmont

‘Helped us’

Bishop Jugis administered the sacrament of confirmation to nine inmates during visits to two state prisons in Spruce Pine July 9, 2012. Five men were baptized, and six also received first Holy Communion in what was Bishop Jugis’ first visit to the prisons.

He, to us, was like “Christ with skin on.” He helped us through the annulment process. He guided our family with such patience, with such love and with such dedication. He spoke to me truthfully and to the heart. He helped our faith grow. He blessed our marriage.

After I made Cursillo he offered to be my spiritual director. He’s my touchstone. He got me to a point where I can pray and discern.

He is genuine, spiritual, prayerful and sincere. I’ve always considered myself blessed to know him.

Denise “Dee” Zajicek

Former St. Leo Church parishioner

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‘Padre Pedro’

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The late Deacon Edwin Rodriguez is pictured with then Bishop-designate Peter Jugis at the Our Lady of Lourdes Parish fiesta on Sept. 7, 2003.

Diocese’s first bilingual bishop shares in multicultural ministry CHARLOTTE — Bishop Peter Jugis’ commitment to Hispanic ministry and to bridging the Anglo and Latino communities has been evident even before he became bishop of Charlotte. And since his episcopal ordination in October 2003, Bishop Jugis has launched a wide-ranging plan to better serve the growing Latino Catholic community in western North Carolina.

About half of the diocese’s total Catholic population is comprised of Hispanic Catholics, and more than half of the churches now offer a bilingual Mass or Mass in Spanish.

Carmelo Ambriz and Rosa Gutierrez, longtime parishioners of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Monroe, have known Bishop Jugis since his time as pastor there 10 years ago. Hispanic ministry volunteers at the parish, Ambriz and Gutierrez witnessed first-hand the bishop’s love for the Hispanic community.

“He did a superb job as ‘Padre Pedro’ (Father Peter), uniting the two communities here,” they said. “The bishop and Deacon Edwin Rodriguez, may he rest in peace, were a great team and made sure Anglos and Latinos rubbed elbows and worship together as one.”

“On major Church feast days, they would put together a bilingual Mass. ‘Padre’ also started the annual parish picnic on the first Saturday of September for both communities to mingle,” Gutierrez said.

“He would also preach in English and Spanish during the bilingual Masses, and we really appreciated that because his Spanish was so good, flawless,” Ambriz added.

Father Fidel Melo, the first diocesan vicar of Hispanic Ministry, said Bishop Jugis is the first bilingual bishop in the history of the diocese and has warmly welcomed Latino Catholics. “The fact that Bishop Jugis speaks Spanish fluently makes us feel welcome,” Father Melo said.

“And, being bilingual, he shares in the beauty of multicultural ministry.”

In 2009, Bishop Jugis released his Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry in the Diocese of Charlotte. The plan was based on the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ 2002 document “Encuentro & Mission, A Renewed Pastoral Framework for Hispanic Ministry,” and its completion was a

combined-effort of local pastors, Hispanic ministry personnel and Hispanic Catholics.

“The presence of the Hispanic population greatly enriches our local Church. I am happy to present this Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry, which will help guide our growth in Christ as a diocesan family for the next three years,” he wrote in the introduction of the plan, which aims to evangelize and serve the growing Latino community, as well as build leadership roles among Hispanic Catholics.

To implement this pastoral plan, Bishop Jugis established the role of Vicar of Hispanic Ministry and appointed Father Melo in 2010.

“We’ve never had a Vicar of Hispanic Ministry in our diocese before, and the fact that Bishop Jugis started it shows his commitment to the Latino community here,” Father Melo said.

In the five years since the plan was launched, there have been successes and lingering challenges, he noted.

“Proper catechesis and faith formation among Hispanics on a parish level is greatly needed. Part of the plan is to train local leaders at the parish level to collaborate with their pastors in passing on the faith,” he said.

The diocese relies on the Miami-based South East Pastoral Institute (SEPI) for most lay evangelization and catechetical training, he explained, but those travel and training costs can be costly so the diocese is looking into online training and other more accessible alternatives.

The ability to minister to the fastgrowing Hispanic community in the diocese is another challenge, he said. “We have a Hispanic ministry presence in 68 out of the 93 parishes in our diocese, serving an estimated 220,000 Hispanics in 10 vicariates. That’s a big reality to reckon with moving forward.”

Under Bishop Jugis’ episcopacy, Father Melo noted, there has been an increased number of Latino Catholics receiving the sacraments. For example, at Our Lady of Lourdes, which is a predominately Hispanic parish, “210 children made their first Communion here in May, compared to 33 children in 2003 when Bishop Jugis was our pastor,” Gutierrez said.

— Rico De Silva, Catholic News Herald

Marlene Carbajal and Rosa Alba Gutierrez have fond memories of Bishop Jugis from his time as pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Monroe.

Said Carbajal, “I turned 15 in 2002, when he was still our priest at Our Lady of Lourdes. The day I celebrated my ‘Quinceañeras’ (Mexican culture’s version of ‘Sweet 16,’ when a teenage girl transitions into a young lady), he gave me the special ‘Quinceañera’ blessing during Mass,” Carbajal said.

After Mass, he joined the family’s celebration. “He was smiling and clapping his hands to the music, watching people dance,” she recalled. “He seemed truly happy to share the joy of the occasion together with my family.”

“It was so important to get God’s blessing at the Photo provided by Marlene Carbajal church then, and it became Then Father Jugis gives Marlene Carbajal the “Quinceañera” blessing at even more meaningful when Mass in 2002. he was named bishop of Charlotte months later,” Carbajal said.

Today, Carbajal is the office manager at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, where she has served since 2010.

Said Gutierrez, who works as the custodian at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, “I’ve known Bishop Jugis since late 2001, when he first came to Our Lady of Lourdes. He was always smiling, and as ‘Padre Pedro’ (Father Peter), he quickly captured the hearts of the Hispanic community here with his kindness and gentleness.”

Gutierrez remembers a time during a marriage ceremony presided by then Father Jugis, when the bride was an hour late getting to church. When Gutierrez called the bride to ask about the delay, “she said she couldn’t fit in her wedding gown!” “We were afraid to tell ‘Padre’ because we thought he was going to get mad. We told him anyway, and Padre just burst out laughing.”

— Rico De Silva, Catholic News Herald

Congratulations, Bishop Jugis, on your 10th Anniversary as Bishop of Charlotte.

Thank you for your faithful service.

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Bishop Peter Jugis (left) is pictured on his confirmation day with fellow confirmandi and Bishop Vincent S. Waters at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Charlotte in 1969, where his parents are founding members. (Above) He celebrated Mass for the parish’s 50th anniversary in October 2011. Pictured with him is St. Vincent de Paul’s pastor, Father Mark Lawlor.

Fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Charlotte Peter Jugis first met Pope John Paul II in 1979 when he went to Rome to begin seminary studies at the Pontifical North American College.

Pope John Paul II embraces then newlyordained Father Jugis during his ordination Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica on June 12, 1983. This year also marks Bishop Jugis’ 30th anniversary as a priest.

Bishop Jugis meets again with Pope John Paul II, this time for his first ad limina visit to Rome as a bishop in 2004.

Bishop Peter Joseph Jugis is a native of Charlotte. The third-generation American – whose name in Latin means “constant” – hails from a diverse background, including Hungarian, German, Irish, Lithuanian and Czechoslovakian descents. His parents, Joseph and Peggy Jugis, were born and raised in New York but relocated to Charlotte and married at St. Patrick Cathedral in 1953. When St. Ann Church was formed, the Jugises were among the original families.

Monsignor Michael J. Begley, St. Ann’s pastor who would later become the first bishop of the newly formed Diocese of Charlotte in 1972, baptized the infant Peter Jugis and gave him first Holy Communion. As the family began to grow, they moved to a bigger house and joined St. Vincent de Paul, a mission of St. Ann before becoming its own parish.

Bishop Jugis was educated in Catholic and public schools in Charlotte, earning a degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1979. He supplemented his educational expenses by playing the organ during weddings at local parishes.

“I just began to realize my heart wasn’t in the accounting field,” he said in a 2003 interview. “I could do it intellectually, but I just didn’t feel that this was what I wanted to give my life to totally.”

While visiting St. Gabriel Church where he was to play at a wedding, he met Monsignor John McSweeney, then associate pastor and diocesan vocations director.

“After the wedding rehearsal, he asked me in passing if I had ever thought of being a priest,” Bishop Jugis said. “I told him, ‘No, I never had.’ He said, ‘Well, think about it, would you?’”

And so he did – a lot over the following year – “about what I could really give my heart to completely. I started to realize more and more that giving my life to God and serving the Church as a priest seemed to be agreeable at the time. Of course, I had to continue to discern and think, and talk with priests.”

His parents were supportive of his decision. “It was my mother who said, ‘Well, Peter, we were thinking that you had been moving in this direction

for a long time, but we didn’t want to say anything to see if you would arrive at that conclusion on your own.’ It was a tremendous affirmation and confirmation of what I had been feeling and discerning privately for many months.”

After college he entered the seminary at the Pontifical North American College in Rome and then studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.

When he applied in 1979 to be a seminarian, he interviewed with Bishop Begley, who spoke about his concern for the “unchurched” in the state.

“I remember him saying to me, ‘There’s a lot of work we have to do in North Carolina.’ He was inviting me to study for the priesthood and to join him, I think, in the mission of the Catholic Church in North Carolina. I received from him a missionary spirit.”

He was ordained to the priesthood on June 12, 1983, by Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. His family was present at the ordination, as were Bishop Begley and Monsignor McSweeney.

He went on to serve at St. Ann Church in Charlotte, St. Leo the Great Church in Winston-Salem, Holy Infant Church in Reidsville, Queen of the Apostles Church in Belmont, St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte, Holy Spirit Church in Denver, Sacred Heart Church in Salisbury, St. John Neumann Church in Charlotte, St. Mark Church in Huntersville, and Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Monroe.

In 1993, he became the first priest of the diocese to earn a doctorate in canon law, defending his thesis, “A Canonical Analysis of the Meaning of Humano Modo in Canon 1061, §1” at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. With his canon law training, he served as judicial vicar (leader) of the diocesan tribunal until becoming bishop. More recently, his knowledge of canon law has been called upon as a member of the U.S. bishops’ Canonical Affairs and Church Governance Committee.

On Aug. 1, 2003, Pope John Paul II appointed him the fourth Bishop of Charlotte, succeeding Bishop William G. Curlin, who retired in 2002. He was ordained at St. Matthew Church in Charlotte on Oct. 24, 2003.

— Catholic News Herald

More online At www.catholicnewsherald.com: Read more about and see photos from the 50th anniversary celebration of the parish where Bishop Jugis attended as a youth.

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Looking back: 2003 ordination Archbishop Donoghue lays his hands on Bishop Jugis in the ancient gesture that expresses the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, transmitting the authority of the Church. Also present at the Mass were Bishop Emeritus William Curlin, the third bishop of Charlotte; Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo, apostolic nuncio to the United States; Bishop Robert Baker, then of Charleston, S.C.; Bishop Kevin Boland, then of Savannah, Ga.; Bishop Emeritus David Thompson of Charleston; and Bishop Joseph Kurtz, then of Knoxville, Tenn.

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Deacon Ben Wenning and Deacon Louis Pais hold the Book of the Gospels over Bishop Jugis’ head as Atlanta Archbishop John F. Donoghue prays the prayer of ordination during the ordination Mass on Oct. 24, 2003. Archbishop Donoghue, who had served as the second bishop of Charlotte before moving to Atlanta, called Bishop Jugis “a man for the times and for the place.”

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New shepherd calls on all to help ‘make known the love of Christ’ KEVIN E. MURRAY Catholic News Herald

CHARLOTTE — Speaking in both English and Spanish, Bishop Peter J. Jugis asked the faithful gathered for his ordination to help him carry on the Church’s mission of salvation.

“All of us, regardless of our particular vocation, are involved in this grand mission of salvation,” Bishop Jugis said.

An estimated 3,000 people crowded St. Matthew Church for Bishop Jugis’ spectacular two-hour ordination Oct. 24, 2003. Attendees overflowed into the parish gymnasium, where they watched the Mass via closed-circuit television.

Bishop Jugis, 46, a native of Charlotte, succeeds Bishop Emeritus William G. Curlin as shepherd of the 46-county Diocese of Charlotte, established in 1972.

The multicultural Mass, broadcast live on the Internet, featured West African drummers, Vietnamese children from St. Joseph Vietnamese Church dancing with candles in the aisles and music – including songs in Spanish, Korean and Vietnamese – that was representative of the diverse cultures of the diocese.

“We are a young Church. We are a rapidly growing Church, filled with joy and vitality and holiness and the love of Christ,” said Bishop Jugis. “We come from many different ethnic backgrounds and together we form the body of Christ – a living sacrifice of praise.”

Approximately 400 people participated in the opening procession, including priests, deacons, seminarians, abbots and representatives from diocesan parishes, missions, organizations, institutions and schools. Also included were clerical representatives of the Lutheran, Episcopal, United Methodist and Baptist denominations in North Carolina.

“God has given us great blessings on this day of joy, and it is a sign of His people’s love that we are gathered in such great numbers to witness the ordination of the Diocese of Charlotte’s fourth bishop, and to welcome him into the midst of his flock,” said Archbishop John F. Donoghue of Atlanta, the principal ordaining bishop and second bishop of Charlotte.

Archbishop Donoghue called on the people of the diocese to love and support Bishop Jugis, to seek his guidance and to accept his teaching in his role as their shepherd.

He called Bishop Jugis “a man for the times and for the place.

“Your heart, your soul, your roots are here in the hills and plains of North Carolina. You carry in the record of development of your vocation the blessing and encouragement of two of the finest servants of the Lord – Bishop (Michael J.) Begley and Monsignor (John) McSweeney.”

Bishop Jugis, ordained one day earlier as bishop of the Diocese of Charlotte, celebrated his rite of reception in St. Patrick Cathedral Oct. 25. In his remarks, Bishop Jugis expressed his gratitude to Bishop Emeritus Curlin, who acted “as spiritual director for the people of our diocese, helping us and guiding us in the ways of holiness ... and fixing our sights on Jesus.”

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Coat of arms

Episcopal motto

The design of Bishop Peter J. Jugis’ coat of arms has special significance to him. To the right is a gold field, representing the great treasure of the faith and the hope of salvation offered to us all by the gift of redemption. “With the gold background, I wanted to tie in the years that I studied in Rome and my priestly ordination by the pope,” said Bishop Jugis. “The colors of Vatican City are gold and silver, so I chose the gold background for my coat of arms. Gold is also a reference to Our Lady, who in the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary is called ‘House of Gold.’ Gold is a precious metal, and Mary, as the mother of Christ, was the most precious ‘house,’ or dwelling place, of God.” The cross is in a style called “bottony,” with three circles at the end of the staff and the cross arms, denoting the Trinity. “The design of the cross that I chose was inspired by a crucifix hanging in the living room of the rectory at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Monroe,” said Bishop Jugis. To the left are the escutcheons of the Diocese of Charlotte: a Celtic cross of silver-edged gold, which represents St. Patrick, patron saint of the cathedral church of the diocese, and a crown, representing Queen Charlotte, for whom the see city is named. Behind the coat of arms is a gold processional cross. The green heraldic hat with six “houppes,” or tassels, denotes the rank of a bishop.

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“Caritas Christi Urget Nos” (“The Love of Christ Impels Us”) comes from St. Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians – 2 Cor 5:14-15 – and offers the inspiration for growth and formation in the faith, which Bishop Jugis said he wished to inspire in people as their pastor. “I wanted to have a motto that would somehow include Christ’s love in it. The love of Christ is planted in our hearts from the day of our baptisms. ... That love should be the reason and motivation for everything we do as Christians and for me as shepherd of the diocese.”

“After I had chosen it, I discovered the saint whose feast day is celebrated Oct. 24 – St. Anthony Mary Claret – the very day I’m being ordained, has the same motto. I thought it was an interesting coincidence.”

— Kevin E. Murray, Catholic News Herald

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Congratulations on your 10th Anniversary Bishop Jugis I call him blessed, then, for his sentiments toward God, since I know these to be virtuous and perfect, and for his stability and calm, in which he imitates the gentleness of the living God. St. Ignatius of Antioch, regarding a fellow bishop From your former parish Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Monroe, NC

Greetings, Felicitations and Blessings To Bishop Peter Jugis on his Tenth Year as Our Shepherd From Our Lady of Consolation Church

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Bishop Jugis - Congratulations on your 10th Anniversary as Leader of the Charlotte Diocese Thanks for all you do for the Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Charlotte!

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The communities of the 19 Catholic schools of the Diocese of Charlotte send their prayers & best wishes!

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Renewing our roots in charity

Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte would like to congratulate Bishop Peter J. Jugis on his 10th Anniversary of Episcopal Ordination.

We offer prayers and best wishes to our spiritual leader and shepherd. Thank you for your continued support in the mission of Catholic Charities to strengthen families, build communities, and reduce poverty in the Diocese of Charlotte.

“Love of neighbor, grounded in the love of God, is first and foremost a responsibility for each individual member of the faithful, but it is also a responsibility for the entire ecclesial community at every level: from the local community to the particular Church and to the Church universal in its entirety…. within the community of believers there can never be room for a poverty that denies anyone what is needed for a dignified life.” ― Benedict XVI, God Is Love (Deus Caritas Est) Encyclical

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local Church, and this strong faith in the Eucharistic Presence of Christ is important for our vitality as the holy people of God. Pope Benedict XVI wrote in 2007: ‘The more lively the Eucharistic faith of the people of God, the deeper is its sharing in ecclesial life in steadfast commitment to the mission entrusted by Christ to His disciples....

Every great reform has in some way been linked to the rediscovery of belief in the Lord’s Eucharistic presence among His people.’ (“Sacramentum Caritatis,” 6)” Of course, Bishop Jugis has emphasized a focus on the Eucharist beyond the annual Eucharistic Congress. He has regularly urged people to attend Mass more often and spend time in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament, taking time from their busy lives to reconnect with God and follow His will for them. He also encourages people to pray the rosary more often.

Over his 10-year ministry as shepherd and chief teacher of the diocese, Bishop Jugis has also issued numerous statements on public policy and Church related matters.

Perhaps the declaration that captured the most media attention was in 2004, when he joined with the archbishop of Atlanta and the bishop of Charleston, S.C. in issuing the signature statement, “Worthy to Receive the Lamb: Catholics in Political Life and the Reception of Holy Communion,” which warned that Catholic public officials who support abortion “are not to be admitted to Holy Communion in any Catholic church within our jurisdictions.”

In the Aug. 6, 2004, edition of the Catholic News Herald, Bishop Jugis explained, “The consistent support of abortion legislation by some Catholic public officials is a gravely sinful act. ... The reception of Holy Communion by pro-abortion Catholic public officials is a scandal to the Catholic faithful, which risks leading them into error regarding the true teaching of the Church on the intrinsic evil of procured abortion.”

He also joined with all of the bishops of the Atlanta Province in 2005 to issue a pastoral letter calling for comprehensive immigration reform. And he joined in 2007 with Raleigh Bishop Michael Burbidge and the bishop of the N.C. Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on the Lutheran-Catholic Covenant Renewal.

He has also issued pastoral letters decrying embryonic stem cell research, urging a moratorium on the state’s use of the death penalty, and supporting a

statewide constitutional amendment protecting traditional marriage.

On more internal Church matters, he issued new guidelines for the rite of confirmation, updated marriage preparation policies, and crafted a diocesan policy for cemeteries and columbaria. A new pastoral council and commissions manual was also issued in 2007, to further define the roles of pastors and pastoral councils. And in 2009, the diocese issued a Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry to help guide its efforts in ministering to the growing Latino community.

But of all that he’s written, Bishop Jugis considers among the most significant the private letters calling men to the priesthood or to the permanent diaconate.

He says, “These ‘Call to Orders’ letters really have had the most far-reaching effect of all documents, because they have produced more great priests and permanent deacons for the diocese. They are the ones who for many decades to come will nourish hundreds of thousands of parishioners on the sacraments, and will proclaim the saving message of the Gospel and impart the teachings of the Catholic faith, and will provide the pastoral care of Christ’s Church to the faithful. I am proud of them and all the priests and permanent deacons in our diocese.”

Over the past 10 years, the Church has also been responding to the clergy sexual abuse scandal. Following the U.S. bishops’ issuance of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People in 2002, independent auditors have consistently commended the Charlotte diocese’s initiatives, which actually predate the charter and have been strengthened over the years. Since 2004, the diocese has conducted nearly 2,000 “Protecting God’s Children” workshops for more than 34,000 diocesan employees and volunteers at a total cost of nearly $727,000. And since 2004, the diocese has dealt with eight cases involving allegations of Church worker sexual abuse, providing more than $162,000 in financial assistance to victims for counseling and medical services.

Bob Gallagher, who served from 2000 to this year as chairman of the diocese’s lay review board, the independent investigative arm of the diocese regarding sexual abuse allegations, said Bishop Jugis and Bishop Curlin before him consistently supported the lay review board’s work.

Their autonomy, access to Church leadership and information, and funding for their work was never questioned, Gallagher said. No matter what, he said, “my experience with the diocese was always very positive, the staff was most helpful, and Monsignor (Mauricio) West (chancellor of the diocese) and both bishops always took the approach of

AD MULTOS ANNOS! Prayerful good wishes on your tenth anniversary!

investigate, let the chips fall where they may.”

Gallagher added, “As I look back on my 12 years, not withstanding the difficulty of the issues involved and the individual sins and crimes associated with sex abuse, my faith was increased by the transparency and commitment of the Church to deal with these issues and by the seriousness and faith of my fellow board members that I worked so closely with throughout the years.”

What brings Bishop Jugis the most joy about his ministry? Several things, he says.

“Celebrations of priesthood ordinations, diaconate ordinations and confirmations are tremendously joyful and uplifting events. The annual gathering of all the priests of the diocese at the Chrism Mass, where we together renew our priestly promises, is also a source of joy. I am also delighted that the faithful of the diocese respond so enthusiastically to the Eucharistic Congress. To see so many signs of Christ’s grace and love operative in our diocese is a source of great joy. God is so good to us here.”

He repeatedly preaches that we must use those blessings from God to serve others.

In his homily for the closing Mass of the 2006 Eucharistic Congress, he pointed out, “Jesus has given us a mission – a mission to bring His salvation into the whole world, to transform the world in every place with His love. It is the love of Jesus which impels us in this mission. It has to be Christ’s love which will transform this world – Christ’s love working through us.

That love of Jesus is found right here in the Holy Eucharist, in the celebration of Mass and in adoration of the Lord outside of Mass. At Mass and in adoration we encounter the Lord who changes our heart.

We are transformed. ... Into every home, every store, every school, every university, every neighborhood, every government office, every work place, we have a mission

to bring the Kingdom of God – the kingdom of Christ’s love. That mission to transform the world with the love of Jesus begins with the celebration of Jesus’ love in Holy Mass – changing our heart through our personal union with Him. Our personal union with Jesus is the key that opens the door to a renewed world.”

And reflecting this week, he said, “I am intrigued by Pope Francis’ comments at World Youth Day this past summer: ‘I want the Church to go out into the streets....

Parishes, schools, institutions are made in order to come out.’ What our Holy Father is doing is taking up the call once again of the New Evangelization, which both Blessed John Paul II and Pope Benedict had vigorously promoted. Bringing Christ and His message into the culture must always remain the focus for the Church, as we strive for holiness and respond to the grace of salvation. We already are engaged in evangelization in many ways, but it is good to be reminded constantly of that mission so that we are ready to respond when the Holy Spirit presents us with new opportunities or openings for Christ’s message.

“Being a native of Charlotte, I grew up in mission territory. North Carolina was considered to be the missions. Before entering the seminary I told the vocation director that I wondered if God might be calling me to be a missionary. He responded, you can be a missionary right here in North Carolina. Now after having logged hundreds of thousand of miles on my car over the past 10 years, visiting all the parishes and missions of the diocese, it seems that the need ‘to go out’ is just as necessary as it ever was in the early mission days. The love of Christ impels us in this mission which Christ gave to His Church, and which Christ now charges us to pursue here in western North Carolina.”

— Patricia L. Guilfoyle, Catholic News Herald

THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE COUNCIL KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Wishes to Congratulate Bishop Peter J. Jugis A Blessed 10th Anniversary

-The people of Queen of the Apostles Church Belmont, NC

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We offer our Prayers and Best Wishes to Bishop Peter J. Jugis

on the 10th Anniversary of his Episcopal Ordination

The Development Office of the Diocese of Charlotte offers prayers of gratitude and congratulations to Bishop Peter J. Jugis on the occasion of your 10th Anniversary as the Bishop of Charlotte

“May God who has begun the good work in you bring it to fulfillment.”

- from the Rite of Ordination of Bishops

Father Gober and the seminarians of the Diocese of Charlotte

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“And ... you were ordained by the hand of our most beloved and remarkable pope, John Paul II,” he continued. “But do not forget that it is Christ the Lord who has chosen you, and that when He chooses a bishop, He also chooses a martyr. And martyrs must be strong, for themselves and for the Church they live and die to foster.”

Flanking a kneeling Bishop Jugis, Monsignor McSweeney, now pastor of St. Matthew Church, and retired Monsignor Anthony Kovacic requested Archbishop Donoghue confer ordination on Bishop Jugis.

Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo, apostolic nuncio, then read the apostolic letter of Pope John Paul II. Archbishop Donoghue questioned Bishop Jugis in the presence of the gathered people on his resolve to uphold the faith and to discharge his duties as bishop. Bishop Jugis then lay prostrate as the Litany of the Saints was chanted.

Next was the laying on of hands by the bishops on Bishop Jugis’ head. The ancient gesture, expressing the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, has been used since apostolic times for transmitting the authority and offices in the Catholic Church.

Deacon Ben Wenning, diocesan coordinator of the permanent diaconate, and Deacon Louis Pais of St. Gabriel Church in Charlotte then held the Book of the Gospels over Bishop Jugis’ head, a gesture expressing

the burden the bishop will assume of proclaiming the Gospel as a member of the college of bishops, as the ordaining bishops prayed the prayer of ordination.

His head was then anointed with sacred chrism, signifying the full share in the priesthood of Jesus he received through the laying on of hands and the prayer of ordination. The Book of the Gospels was presented to Bishop Jugis as a symbol of a bishop’s ministry of teaching and preaching.

He also received his ring, miter and crosier, which are signs of the office of bishop. Bishop Jugis then took his seat in the cathedra, the bishop’s chair, and received a round of applause from the bishops and congregation.

In remarks at the end of Mass, Bishop Jugis resolved “to pray without ceasing to Almighty God for the holy people.”

“We all must know that the Lord’s work cannot be done without prayer,” he said.

Bishop Jugis expressed his gratitude for the priests and deacons of the diocese, and he addressed the importance of the laity: “The Second Vatican Council taught that sacred responsibility is given to the laity to grow in personal holiness day by day and to see to it that you make known the Gospel message of salvation to all people,” he said, “and that you transform our modern culture with the spirit of the Gospel.”

“All of this springs from prayer and from our celebration of the sacraments, especially from our communion with the Lord in the holy Eucharist,” said Bishop Jugis. “The Holy Spirit will guide us in helping make known the love of Christ.”

— From the Oct. 31, 2003, Catholic News Herald

Congratulations to the Most Reverend Peter J. Jugis, J.C.D. On your 10th Anniversary of Episcopal Ordination St. Aloysius Catholic Church Hickory NC 28601 www.staloysiushickory.org

Knights of Columbus Council #11076 – Belmont, NC Would like to extend prayers and best wishes to our Brother Knight Bishop Peter J. Jugis on the occasion of his 10th anniversary as the leader of our diocese.

Monsignor John J. McSweeney and the faith community of St. Matthew offer congratulations to Bishop Peter J. Jugis on his 10th anniversary as Bishop of the Diocese of Charlotte.

The episcopal journey began at St. Matthew...

...We continue to pray for our shepherd as his journey continues.

The Church is the totality of God’s people.

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